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Epic Porsche Macan Turbo vs. Audi RS Q3 Comparo Shows Drifting and Drag Race Surprises

The Russians at Drag Times never do a boring review, but we didn't expect this one to be so epic. After all, the Audi RS Q3 and Porsche Macan Turbo are just junior cars that have been criticized on many levels.
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Right off the bat, we want to get one thing out of the way: the RS Q3 model in this video looks like a 2014 unit. Audi has updated the car with 30 extra horsepower and a quicker S tronic gearbox.

Why is that important? Because the RS Q3 wins the drag race by a country mile. Frankly that part of the video is absurd. How can the Audi win with one less cylinder, one less turbocharger and 90 less horsepower? According to the Russians, it's because of the weight difference of 200 kilos, but we totally disagree.

Weight rarely plays such a big role in a drag race, especially when traction is not available from all four wheels. Instead, we think Porsche's electronic nannies somehow panicked and slapped on the brakes.

These Russians are nothing short of road hooligans and we like them for it. The video shows AWD drifting from the Macan on regular roads, speeding, and committing other random traffic violations. It's hard to "stay clean" when driving a 400 horsepower Porsche.

As expected, the Audi takes a beating for just about everything. It lacks character, has a weird speedometer, doesn't want to change gears while drifting, and infuriates the driver with its understeer tendencies. On the other hand, the Macan Turbo performs a drifting ballet on snow, though its differential exhibits unpredictability.

For a petrolhead, the Macan drifting footage is so enticing, it makes you want to place a Porsche SUV at the top of your Christmas wish list.

Before we let you guys watch the footage and enjoy 12 minutes of awkward subtitles, we want to point out that the video is sprinkled with awkward comments. For example, Guram says the RS Q3 is the car Russian businessmen would buy for their wives, and the Porsche SUV is ideal for their much younger, more beautiful mistresses. And on that bombshell…

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About the author: Mihnea Radu
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Mihnea's favorite cars have already been built, the so-called modern classics from the '80s and '90s. He also loves local car culture from all over the world, so don't be surprised to see him getting excited about weird Japanese imports, low-rider VWs out of Germany, replicas from Russia or LS swaps down in Florida.
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